Kentucky Governor, Adoptive Father Speaks About Foster Care

He's calling for a complete overhaul of the system.

Denalee Chapman
April 22, 2017

“Stop trying to get kids back with birth parents when their birth parents aren’t measuring up,” says Governor Bevin and his wife, Glenna, from Kentucky. ”We’ve made it so convoluted, so bureaucratic, so confusing, so time-consuming, so frustrating, that people finally say, ‘Enough!’ That was our experience. It’s part of why we’re sitting here. It’s a part of why I ran for governor.”

The Bevins aren’t all talk. Now a family of 11, some of their nine children are adopted. But the Bevins adopted their children internationally because the broken foster care system in the United States has made it too difficult to navigate an adoption. They hope that the work they’re doing in their own state to change the status quo will make a difference and allow foster children to be properly cared for. They also hope that their advocacy will reach beyond state borders and cause a ripple effect of change.

Denalee Chapman

Denalee is an adoptive mother, a motivational speaker, a writer and a lover of life. She and her husband have adventured through the hills and valleys of life to find that the highest highs and the lowest lows are equally fuflilling. Book Denalee to speak to your group, or find Denalee's writings, including her books on her website at DenaleeChapman.com.

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